Hostilla.pl IT glossary
What is Rate limiting?
Rate limiting is related to speed, response time and efficient resource usage in hosting environments.
Definition
Rate limiting is related to speed, response time and efficient resource usage in hosting environments.
What does it mean in practice?
For websites and online services, Rate limiting affects response time, reliability, resource usage and the quality of the network path.
A practical Hostilla.pl example
Measure the same URL from a repeatable location before and after a change. Rate limiting should be correlated with server response time, application logs, resource use, caching and the network path rather than judged from one browser refresh.
What should you check?
- the exact URL, device, location and test time
- a baseline for response time and page metrics
- PHP, database, disk, cache and resource usage
- one controlled change followed by the same test